Breaking a New Year's resolution
High on the Hog
Robert Garner
Issue date: 1/16/09 Section: Lifestyles
In case you have yet to find a way to break your New Year's resolution to lose weight, I have a solution for you. We all know about the dozens of pizza places within a short distance of campus. This week's destination, however, finds itself a little farther away.
In fact, had it not been for a reader recommendation, I probably would have never known of Cable Car Pizza.
Although it is one of the lesser-known pizza parlors in this side of town, it actually has a long history of awards and honors, as evident by the numerous "Best Pizza" awards adorning the walls. It used to be located as close as any, but has since taken root at the intersection of Mission Boulevard and Crossover Street.
One thing you will probably immediately recognize about Cable Car Pizza is that it is a little quieter than the more proximate parlors. It might just have been during the occasions that I have visited, but it almost feels as if everyone knows each other and that things just go a little slower, except the service. You might not be able to go thirsty in the place, even if you tried. The friendly owner helps wait the dining room, which has a view of the open kitchen where the cooks toss the dough.
Like all pizza places, be prepared to wait a little bit for your pies to be cooked. But trust me, Cable Car is worth the wait.
I was emphatically told that I must order the John's Combo, which comes topped with pepperoni, salami, ham, bell peppers, black olives and sausage. Having tasted the John's Combo, Cable Car should be in business for quite some time to come. Every traditional layer of a pizza is somehow extraordinarily different at Cable Car. The crust, for example, has the best of both the thin and thick worlds.
As you bite into the pizza, it's crisp like the best thin pizza you have ever had. But then a weird phenomenon happens: it continues. Whereas some pizza place's thin crust is not much short of a cracker, Cable Car's initial crunch is followed by a perfect layer of the inner dough.
In fact, had it not been for a reader recommendation, I probably would have never known of Cable Car Pizza.
Although it is one of the lesser-known pizza parlors in this side of town, it actually has a long history of awards and honors, as evident by the numerous "Best Pizza" awards adorning the walls. It used to be located as close as any, but has since taken root at the intersection of Mission Boulevard and Crossover Street.
One thing you will probably immediately recognize about Cable Car Pizza is that it is a little quieter than the more proximate parlors. It might just have been during the occasions that I have visited, but it almost feels as if everyone knows each other and that things just go a little slower, except the service. You might not be able to go thirsty in the place, even if you tried. The friendly owner helps wait the dining room, which has a view of the open kitchen where the cooks toss the dough.
Like all pizza places, be prepared to wait a little bit for your pies to be cooked. But trust me, Cable Car is worth the wait.
I was emphatically told that I must order the John's Combo, which comes topped with pepperoni, salami, ham, bell peppers, black olives and sausage. Having tasted the John's Combo, Cable Car should be in business for quite some time to come. Every traditional layer of a pizza is somehow extraordinarily different at Cable Car. The crust, for example, has the best of both the thin and thick worlds.
As you bite into the pizza, it's crisp like the best thin pizza you have ever had. But then a weird phenomenon happens: it continues. Whereas some pizza place's thin crust is not much short of a cracker, Cable Car's initial crunch is followed by a perfect layer of the inner dough.
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